November 1, 2008
Articles
The Solution: Hold Rates, Cut Costs
Arne Sorenson is a smart guy. He's CFO, EVP and head of European operations for Marriott International and likely successor to Bill Marriott, once the...
Rising from the Ashes
As the industry struggles through difficult times, Bob Rauch and Joe Simone have proven success is still possible. Days after the topping-off party for...
Transactions
Econo Lodge Winchester David Mumford, in conjunction with Ed James of Mumford Co.'s Newport News, VA office, represented an affiliate of the Beck Company...
Texas Tops Development Pipeline
Texas leads the way in the construction pipeline with 806 hotels and 86,051 guestrooms in some stage of development, according to a new report from Lodging...
Hospitality People in the News
Robert Steele III, general manager of the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay is succeeding Roy Kennington as president and COO of the Educational Institute of the...
A Glum Sentiment
Except for a flat reading in August, the Lodging Executives Sentiment Index (LESI) for the last five periods indicates a lack of economic expansion. The...
Marriot Project Has a Second Story
One of Marriott's newest vacation club properties has several unique unit types. Marriott's Lakeshore Reserve at Grande Lakes, which is under development...
Anything but Lavish
Luxury hotel market values are forecast to be especially hard hit in the next year. The gloomy consumer sentiment at the top end of the luxury-goods retail...
Playing the Law of Averages
My first day in sales at the Waldorf-Astoria, the director of sales told me I could book the same number of room nights as the hotel's number one sales...
Hotel Colleges Evolve to Meet Changing Industry
The long-term positive outlook for the hotel industry and the growing demand for qualified management have led to a steady increase in hotel degree programs...
SmartCube: An Amenity that pays for itself
In today's difficult economic times, hotels are looking at all available options to protect their sources of incremental revenue capture from guests....
A Different Choice
The lobby is as good a place to start as any. It's a guest's first look inside a hotel, and in this case, in Plainfield, Indiana on an early fall day,...
Asset Management For Tough Times
No one has a better handle on the challenges facing the hotel industry in the coming months than asset managers. These hospitality professionals act as...
The Remaking of FelCor
FelCor, one of the nation's largest hotel REITs, has been through a period of dramatic change in the last two and a half years and is plotting a course...
A Unique Formula For Success
I haven't been here that long, says Malihini Keahi-Heath, a guest services worker at the Kaanapali Beach Hotel on the Hawaiian island of Maui, as she...
Taking a Peek at the New High Peaks Resort
The design of the new High Peaks Resort on Mirror Lake reflects the natural beauty of its location in the Adirondack Mountain village of Lake Placid,...
Design Elements
The Hilton Atlanta found a unique way to show off its new guestroom design long before the multi-million renovation is complete. The hotel's engineering...
AOM Goes Abroad With Moonart
American of Martinsville formed an exclusive manufacturing alliance with Moonart Furniture Group, a maker of upscale custom furniture for the hospitality...
Wynn Design Guru Highlights HD Boutique
A lesson Roger Thomas learned from Steve Wynn probably best explains why nearly 5,000 hospitality professionals turned out for the Hospitality Design...
Springhill Suites' New Look Debuts
SpringHill Suites unveiled its boutique-inspired contemporary redesign with the opening of a 120-room hotel in Waukegan, IL. Concord Hospitality Enterprises,...
Enlightened Approach at Radisson Hotel Northbrook
The Radisson Hotel Northbrook has a bright future thanks to $14 million in upgrades over the past two years, including two huge chandeliers atop the port...
Guestroom Furniture
Sofa This sofa from American of Martinsville performed as a central piece, designed to anchor a very whimsical and inspirational composition developed...
Profile: Softbrands' Masters
What Jo-Ann Masters misses most about her native Australia are the beaches and the clear blue sky. On the other hand, she loves American baseball. I grew...
Micros Launches Operetta
Micros Systems says its recently launched Operetta property management system handles all of the essential PMS functions, including front desk, housekeeping,...
Tech Bytes
The aloft Montreal Airport in Dorval, Quebec installed Sentinel Advanced (41) digital in-room safes from Elsafe in its 136 guestroomsIn addition, Timelox...
The Value Proposition of Safes
High-speed Internet access has become the must-have amenity for lodging operators who hope to capture their share of the business traveler market. And,...
HFTP Rolls Out New Leadership
The Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals installed Jules Sieburgh as global president at its 2008 Annual Convention & Tradeshow in Nashville....
A Case for Forensic Accounting
As hotel operators and asset managers, Dakota Ridge has dealt with numerous property losses and business-interruption claims, but never a loss as large,...
Vendor News
ASSA ABLOY Hospitality promoted Rune Venaas to president, where he oversees all activity in North America for the hospitality industry's security brands...
Product Showcase
Internet Cable Management Solutions The Brandstand Cable Holder provides hotels with a unique and effective guestroom Internet cable management solution....
